[ Sounding more than a little distressed and frazzled. ]

Hi, Miss Paulsen. It's Rachel. I know we don't know each other very well, but I really need someone to talk to. You can just ignore me if you feel like it's improper to skip the bonding stage of our inevitable mentor-student relationship, and go straight straight to the confidant stage—I completely understand and would never even dream of holding it against you. [ an abrupt pause. ]

It's just....my friend Blaine disappeared, and I don't know what to do.